Colorado Medical Marijuana Facts

Colorado Medical Marijuana Statistics & Marijuana Facts

Colorado citizens passed Amendment 20 in 2001, which established the Colorado medical marijuana program and set up a regulatory framework. On June 1st, 2001, the Colorado Medical Marijuana Registry Program began processing applications for Registry identification cards (AKA medical marijuana cards). The latest batch of marijuana facts from the registry indicates that since then, 157,392 Colorado patients have applied for medical marijuana cards since that time. The registry's marijuana statistics also indicate that there are currently 102,592 marijuana patients with valid Colorado marijuana cards.

Colorado Medical Marijuana Facts 2011:

Medical marijuana recommendations have been signed by over 1,100 Colorado doctors.

The average age of all Colorado marijuana patients is 41. At this time, only 44 patients are minors (under the age of 18).

68% of applicants approved for a medical marijuana card in Colorado are male.

According to the registry's cannabis facts, more than half of all Colorado patients, 55%, are concentrated in the Denver-metro area which encompasses the counties of Denver, Boulder, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Jefferson and Broomfield. The other 45% is more evenly spread throughout the state.

All of the conditions covered under Colorado's medical marijuana law are represented by patients on the registry. Here, the facts about marijuana in Colorado indicate that 94% of patients report severe pain as a condition; the next most reported condition is muscle spasm, at 18%. The marijuana statistics go over 100% because many patients have multiple qualifying conditions.

63% of Colorado patients have designated a primary care-giver. A care-giver is a person responsible for managing the care of an individual with a debilitating condition, who may otherwise be unable to get their medical marijuana.